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Madolenihmw officials convicted of multiple charges related to theft of funds
Details Written by Bill Jaynes
April 11, 2021
Pohnpei After many hearings, Pohnpei Supreme Court Associate Justice Robert Nakasone issued a judgment of conviction for four former Madolenihmw officials including the former magistrate, Petrick Ringlen. The judgment, which was issued on March 2, only last week came to the attention of The Kaselehlie Press. A sentencing hearing was scheduled for April 6, but was postponed.
Last year, Pohnpei State charged the four with various crimes after a Pohnpei Office of the Public Auditor revealed that they had been receiving significant, unauthorized payroll advances, some for more than a decade. Besides Ringlen, the convicted officials were Maioleen Etse, the Madolenihmw government treasurer; Sohnasem George, an account clerk; and Hernet Ringlen, a tax collector for Madolenihmw.